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The researchers in this project will use climate modeling tactics to pre­dict the effects of climate change in the Great Plains, and to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for agriculture in the region.

This project addresses one of the grand challenges of the 21st Century: evaluating and predicting the biological and ecological conse­quences of accelerating global climate change.

This change is especially critical for grass­lands, which provide food, fiber, and envi­ronmental services.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) as a way to promote scientific progress in states that have traditionally received lesser amounts of NSF research and development funding.